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Unauthorised ‘Diogo Jota Foundation’ Website Taken Offline After Club and Family Disavow Link

Regulators urge caution after an unregistered appeal misused major logos, with its crypto gateway reporting no donations.

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Overview

  • Liverpool FC said neither the club nor Diogo Jota’s family has any connection to diogojotafoundation.org.
  • The site, launched three days after Jota’s death, displayed partner logos including Unicef, Allianz and the Portuguese Platform, which organisations said were used without permission.
  • Allianz confirmed no partnership and said it is pursuing action to have the website shut down by the appropriate authorities.
  • The Charity Commission reported no registration application for the purported foundation, while the Fundraising Regulator advised donors to avoid unregistered appeals.
  • Crypto processor NOWPayments said it processed no transactions for the site and has disabled its services, as the domain now redirects to a hosting privacy page.